Book description
An outcast king fights for his throne! A year has passed since Ben
Holiday bought the Magic Kingdom and claimed the throne despite the
machinations of the wizard Meeks. Three loyal friends had come to his
aid: the incompetent Court Wizard, Questor Thews; the court scribe,
Abernathy, a talking dog; and the lovely willow, who was sometimes a
tree. Now Ben dreamt of a former partner, Miles Bennett, in grave
trouble. But when he returned to Earth, Miles was in the best of
spirits. His home-coming to Landover was shattered by the disappearance
of Willow and the partial destruction of Questor's books of magic. Not
only that, no one seemed to recognise Ben himself. And Meeks had taken
on Ben's appearance, and the role of king. Ben Holiday and his kingdom
were in deep trouble. Terry Brooks was a practising attorney for many
years, but now writes full time. His first novel, THE SWORD OF SHANNARA,
remained on the New York Times bestseller list for 5 months. Every one
of his novels that have followed since has been an international
bestseller.
